Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-02
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.

In the Senate ON the ed message was re-
ceived from the Governor calling attention TO
the Deficiency bill, which failed at the regular
session, having been mislaid. concurrent
resolution was introduced, naming Tuesday,
May 81, as the date of adjournment sine de-
Laid over, under the rules. After advancing a
few bills, the Senate adjourned -..h the
House the Chair announced the appointment OF
Mr. Holland as a member OF the INTERNAL I'M
provement committee, vice Mr.. Drabelle, re-
signed A bill was introduced to repeal sec
tons $40 and s21, relating to railroads several
bills were read second time ana returned TO
committees. The House resolved ltseI1 INTO
committee of the whole for the consideration
of the Appropriation bill. Mr. Dunn. OF Lin
coin, presided. The bill, which approprlates
$4,000 for expenses of the General Assembly
and $4,000 for contingent expenses ana mile
age, agreed to in ten minutes, ana re"
ported back to the House and ordered en-
crossed. message was received from the
Governor directing the attention OF the AS
sembly to the necessity of a general deficiency
bill, such as was lost through carelessness at
the last session. which in round numbers ap-
propriates $685. COO
In the Senate on the Oath, the adjournment
resolution laid over informally. Two new
bills were introduced relating to details OF rail-
road management. report was received from
the committee on appropriations, recommend
ing that the bill appropriating s6o,0Oo for the ex
penses of the special session do pass A report
from the House was received and read TO the
effect that bill had been passed in that body
approprIating money to pay the expenses OF the
extra session, also a report from the committee
on internal Improvements submitting state
ment from the railroad commissioners. II
was read and 9, 500 copies were ordered printed
In the House, after the introduction of
few bills the committee on internal improve
ments submitted an adverse report OF Mr.. Har
lan's bill, which repeats the anti-free pass act
of last winter Mr.. Harlan offered an amend
in fhn chay,a of an m
which was adopted, and the bill as amended
was ordered printed. The General Appropria-
ton BILL appropriating $50 600 for the expenses
of the extra session, was taken up and passed.
In the Senate, on the 25th. the Only business
transacted was the introduction and dis ussior
of the following resolutions: Resotce0 Thai
the committee on railroads and internal i'm.
provements be and they are hereby instructed
to hear the statements of railroad managers
shippers of all classes, as well as farmers anc
others, upon the following points: /. What
constitutes reasonable maximum rates fo1
freght taking the schedule furnished by the
Railroad Commissioners as the basis of estl
{ mate? >. What are the advantages and d1Sad
v.ntHC"s Of noolingf B. Will provision OF la"
prohibiting greater charge for shorter thar
a longer Il .ul he beneficial to the general pub
lie: and if So how? 4. Should the custom OF
rebates be abolished and if So why? R9sotoed.
That the committee shall devote the next two
weeks to the hearing of evidence upon the fore
going points, holding Their sessions in the Sen
ate chamber. Res0IDed, That all persons inter
ested in these questions hereby in
vited to appear before said committee
and present their views thereon as briefly
and pointedly. as the nature of the case Will
permit ResOLUed, That the said committee is
hereby directed to employ competent short
hand writer, and have full notes taken of the
statements made before it on the questions
herein presented, and to report the same to the
Senate, together with its conclusions thereon,
by bill or otherwise at as early q date as prac-
teal In the House. after the Introduction
of a couple of bills, the committee appointed to
ascertain the cause of delay in printing the
testimony taken in the Walker investigation
| submitted report, in which the printer was
| exonerated from the charge of unnecessarily
| delaying the same. The committee ascertained
that the evidence could be printed in two
weeks, if given precedence and such precedence
was ordered.
! IN the Senate. on the Goth. resolution was
adopted changing the time of opening the ses-
| sionS to 9 a. M, each day. House Dill NO 3.'
! with an emergency clause, appropriat1ng SOD
! O}O $4,000 for pay of per diem and mileage OF
! Senators and members, and $4,000 for contln-
! gent expenses of the extra session was passed.
. In the House no business of any Importance
was transacted.
IN the Senate on the 27th, a resolution was
| adopted authorizing the committee on rail-
| roads and internal i'm provementS TO employ a
| shorthand reporter,at ten dollars per day, to
| report the proceedings of the committee. and
! pay twenty cents per folio for transcrlbing
| same; also for the printing of 5000 copies OF
| such proceedings. In the House a resolu-
| ton requiring the committees to give authors
! of bills notice before reporting same which was
| introduced several days ago. was passed Bills
| were introduced as follows: Amending section
! 4l6 relating to attachments and exemptions OF
! nonresident railways; to protect railroad
! companies from punishment in GER
| tain cases; for regulation of railroad
! crossings; fixing maximum freight rates; to
regulate taxation of railroad corporations; for
| tn REGULATE n of railroad crossings at juno
| tons; for the safety of individuals working
| or travelling on railroads: to egulate freight
| rates etc: to repeal the Shaw Elevated Street
| Railway bill passed last winter, which provides
that before elevated railways can be granted
/ franchises they shall pay for all property dam
/ aged. Mr.. Newell introduced a joint and con-
| current resolution fixing the date of final adj
/ journment of the General Assembly at noon,
Monday, June ID.